Victim suffered 'non life-threatening injuries'

The Metropolitan Police Service has said the male who was stabbed in the shoulder suffered “non life-threatening injuries”.

A spokeswoman for the force added that it has been established the man is in his late 20’s.

No arrests have been made at this stage.

19:16

'People need to behave like adults and not like kids'

Raj Bhaskaran, an employee at Nisa Local, a convenience store on Selsdon Road, added people need to start “behaving like human beings” in Croydon following the latest stabbing.

“It is worrying for me,” he said.

“It’s not new to Croydon [stabbings] and people need to take responsibilities for themselves and behave like human beings.

“There is only so much the police can do and people need to understand that people have families and they need to behave like adults and not like kids.”

18:59

Police cordon lifted, says witness

Raj Bhaskaran, an employee at Nisa Local, a convenience store on Selsdon Road, told the Advertiser police have now left the scene and the cordon has been lifted.

He said: “One of our customers was saying somebody got stabbed but obviously we didn’t see anything because we were working.

“A customer said police were outside but we didn’t know. The police are no longer there now and the cordon has been taken down.”

Nisa Local, on Selsdon Road, South Croydon (Image: Google)

18:45

'The customers come in prams with kids and it is worrying'

Sohkil Anwar, an employee at London Dry Cleaners, on Selsdon Road, also told the Advertiser he is “worried” by the stabbing and the repercussions it may have on his business.

“The police are there at the moment and look like there are doing forensics of something like that.

“Most of my customers that come in here are families and the stabbing is very bad for the area and my business. The customers come in prams with kids and it is worrying.”

When asked why he thought someone had been stabbed in the area, Mr Anwar explained that groups of people regularly congregate around three chairs on Selsdon Road, and he believes violence has stemmed from that.

He said: “In my opinion these three chairs were put there [on Selsdon Road near to London Dry Cleaners] and ever since there have been a lot of problems.

“People congregate around the chairs and some people have said in the past it would cause problems and it seems like it could have.”

18:31

'We realised something had happened when we saw the police'

Sohkil Anwar, an employee at London Dry Cleaners, which is located next to Coral on Selsdon Road, didn’t see the incident happen, but told the Advertiser he has been told someone has been stabbed.

He said: “Unfortunately I didn’t see anything but we saw what happened afterwards. One of my workers went outside and found out that someone had been stabbed but we didn’t witness anything.

“It happened in front of my shop but we were out the back so didn’t see anything. It happened right outside the betting shop and outside us.

“We realised something had happened when we saw the police.”

London Dry Cleaners, on Selsdon Road, Croydon (Image: Google)

18:19

Man stabbed in shoulder, police say

The Metropolitan Police Service has told the Advertiser a man was stabbed in the shoulder, and has been rushed to hospital.

A spokeswoman for the force said: “Police were called at approximately 15:55pm on Wednesday, 25 July to reports of a stabbing on Selsdon Road, South Croydon.

“Officers attended and found a male (no further details) suffering from a stab wound to the shoulder.

“He was taken to a south London hospital by the London Ambulance Service. We await an update on his condition.

“A crime scene is in place.

“No arrests have been made. Enquiries continue.”

18:09

Police cordon in place

A picture taken at the scene of the stabbing shows a police van next to a cordon on Selsdon Road.

The cordon has been put in place near to Coral bookmakers, where the man was found by emergency services.

(Image: Tara O'Connor)

18:01

What we know so far

Emergency services were called to Selsdon Road, South Croydon at just before 4pm earlier today to reports of a stabbing.

Metropolitan Police Officers and paramedics from the London Ambulance Service (LAS) found a male suffering with a stab wound.

The victim has been rushed to hospital and we await an update on his condition.

Police have launched an investigation into the stabbing

18:00

Reports of stabbing

Welcome to our live coverage of this incident. We’ve just had reports that part of Selsdon Road has been cordoned off in South Croydon. We’ll bring you the latest on this as we get it.